Month: December 2011

The first known hepatitis C virus transmission via transplanted cardiopulmonary tissue occurred in September after a tissue bank misread the results of a genetic test of the tissue, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has reported. In the… Read More ›

A controversial study that linked chronic fatigue syndrome with a virus has been retracted by the journal Science today, marking a bitter end to a thread of research many patients hoped would lead to effective therapies for the disorder. The… Read More ›

People who become infected with the dengue virus are at increased risk of experiencing a more severe infection later in life, and researchers are beginning to understand why. Such knowledge may play an important role in helping those trying to… Read More ›

Inadequate sleep and sleep disorders, which are known to affect heart health and increase the risk of motor vehicle crashes, may impinge on public health and safety through their effects on police officers, according to research findings reported today in… Read More ›

Patients are enthusiastic about the potential benefits of having access to their physician’s notes about their visit, but physicians are more wary about the potential downsides of sharing such information, suggest results of a survey published in the Annals of… Read More ›

A bit of good news in the continuing fight to curb childhood obesity is coming out of New York City: since 2006, the percentage of obese children in grades K through 8 has dipped slightly. The finding, from an analysis… Read More ›

The era of the chimpanzee as a research tool in federally funded biomedical studies has, for the most part, come to an end. After 9 months of meetings, workshops, and an unprecedented number of public comments, an Institute of Medicine… Read More ›